Ezhuthu Kalari, a Malayalam term refers to the old traditional village schools in Kerala. These institutions were the major centers for initiating elementary education. Most of the children in the past had to attend these centres for learning 3Rs . It had been known by other names as well, such as Ezhuthu pally or Asan Kalari or Pallikkoodam. Ezhuthu Kalari were believed to be evolved from the ancient traditions of

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system of schooling . Teachers of these schools were addressed by the name

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or Ezhuthu Asan.''People of India, Volume 27, Part 3, Anthropological Survey of India'' Kumar Suresh Singh, page 1613 Ezhuthupally meaning schools on Shree Budda's period

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